High French unemployment rates
a. have rarely been seen in recent years.
b. encourage more women to enter the job market.
c. have become the rule rather than the exception in the last 25 years.
d. have been drastically reduced by the policies of economic liberalization.
e. have encouraged many immigrants to leave the country.
Q. 2High French unemployment rates
a. have rarely been seen in recent years.
b. encourage more women to enter the job market.
c. have become the rule rather than the exception in the last 25 years.
d. have been drastically reduced by the policies of economic liberalization.
e. have encourages many immigrants to leave the country.
Q. 3The role of the government in post-World War II economic growth was seen in
a. the dissolution of the General Planning Commission.
b. large scale government subsidies to the largest corporations.
c. the preservation of small businesses, especially retail shops.
d. the encouragement of foreign firms, like Wal-Mart, to invest in France.
e. the growth of public regulation of private enterprises.
Q. 4What term do the French use to describe state control of a capitalist economy?
a. Dtente
b. Autogestion
c. Pantouflage
d. Devolution
e. Dirigisme
Q. 5When comparing French courts to those in the United States,
a. French courts are more powerful.
b. French courts are less powerful.
c. U.S. courts can only rule prior to a law being passed.
d. French courts can only rule after a law has been passed.
e. Neither is expressly mentioned within the constitutions of the countries.
Q. 6The French Constitutional Council can limit the National Assembly's power by
a. invalidating laws as unconstitutional.
b. disapproving cabinet appointments.
c. postponing referenda.
d. defining legitimate topics for legislation.
e. advising legislators about the constitutionality of bills they are considering.
Q. 7The French government's creation of a General Planning Commission to manage their capitalist economy is an example of
a. autogestion.
b. cohabitation.
c. dirigisme.
d. grandeur.
e. pantouflage.
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